Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NADRA when it performs the responsibility “support civil-registration and family-record services”?
A. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
B. National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000
C. National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ordinance, 1965
Correct Answer: B
NADRA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
B. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Correct Answer: D
This responsibility belongs primarily to NADRA.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
What is the full form of NADRA?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
B. Federal Board of Revenue
C. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
D. National Database and Registration Authority
Correct Answer: D
NADRA stands for National Database and Registration Authority.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NADRA when the examination focus is “Pak Identity online services”?
A. quality-of-service monitoring
B. taxpayer registration and National Tax Number processes
C. PakTES-1A technology evaluation satellite
D. Pak Identity online services
Correct Answer: D
Pak Identity online services is directly associated with NADRA.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NADRA concerning this mandate area: support eligible overseas Pakistanis and persons of Pakistani origin t?
A. support eligible overseas Pakistanis and persons of Pakistani origin through specialized identity documents
B. prosecute accountability cases before competent courts
C. attest university degrees
D. coordinate with provincial and district disaster-management authorities
Correct Answer: A
NADRA's mandate includes the responsibility to support eligible overseas Pakistanis and persons of Pakistani origin through specialized identity documents.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to provide registration services through centres and mobile registration facilities. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NADRA: handle complaints and enforcement matters involving telecom licensees
B. NADRA: develop and operate hydropower projects
C. NADRA: issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance
D. NADRA: provide registration services through centres and mobile registration facilities
Correct Answer: D
The task matches NADRA's mandate to provide registration services through centres and mobile registration facilities.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which statement about NADRA's legal basis is correct?
A. NADRA is principally governed by Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002).
B. NADRA is principally governed by Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996.
C. NADRA is principally governed by Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act).
D. NADRA is principally governed by National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000.
Correct Answer: D
The principal legal basis is National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “support civil-registration and family-record services” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
B. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
C. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: B
The stated responsibility is part of NADRA's mandate.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Where is NADRA headquartered?
A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Peshawar
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
NADRA is headquartered in Islamabad.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “provide registration services through centres and mobile registration facilities” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: C
The stated responsibility is part of NADRA's mandate.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE NADRA's core mandate in a question involving “operate hydropower dams”?
A. support civil-registration and family-record services
B. maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases
C. provide registration services through centres and mobile registration facilities
D. operate hydropower dams
Correct Answer: D
Operate hydropower dams is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not NADRA.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Islamabad
B. Karachi
C. Rawalpindi
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: A
National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) is associated with NADRA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NADRA concerning this mandate area: maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases?
A. maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases
B. issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance
C. support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks
D. regulate the operation and provision of telecommunication systems and services
Correct Answer: A
NADRA's mandate includes the responsibility to maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
For exam preparation, “Smart National Identity Card (Smart CNIC)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
B. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Correct Answer: B
Smart National Identity Card (Smart CNIC) is a high-yield sub-area of NADRA.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE NADRA's core mandate in a question involving “attest university degrees”?
A. develop secure digital-identity solutions
B. issue national identity documents under the legal framework
C. maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases
D. attest university degrees
Correct Answer: D
Attest university degrees is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not NADRA.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NADRA concerning this mandate area: support civil-registration and family-record services?
A. support civil-registration and family-record services
B. administer federal sales tax and federal excise duties
C. conduct inquiries and investigations under the National Accountability Ordinance
D. issue and enforce telecommunications licences under the legal framework
Correct Answer: A
NADRA's mandate includes the responsibility to support civil-registration and family-record services.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NADRA: license oil marketing companies
B. NADRA: administer federal sales tax and federal excise duties
C. NADRA: support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks
D. NADRA: maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases
Correct Answer: D
The task matches NADRA's mandate to maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NADRA concerning this mandate area: provide registration services through centres and mobile registration ?
A. conduct nuclear science and technology research
B. monitor quality of service and licence compliance
C. provide registration services through centres and mobile registration facilities
D. conduct space science and upper-atmosphere research
Correct Answer: C
NADRA's mandate includes the responsibility to provide registration services through centres and mobile registration facilities.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
As of 19 August 2026, who is Chairman NADRA and Registrar General of Pakistan?
A. Muhammad Yousaf Khan
B. Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar
C. Rashid Mahmood Langrial
D. Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
Correct Answer: B
NADRA's official chairman page identifies Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to register citizens and maintain national identity records. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NADRA: operate research facilities and specialized scientific institutes
B. NADRA: register citizens and maintain national identity records
C. NADRA: support irrigation, drainage and water-resource development schemes
D. NADRA: regulate prescribed activities in Pakistan's midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors
Correct Answer: B
The task matches NADRA's mandate to register citizens and maintain national identity records.